Overcoming MDR by Associating Doxorubicin and pH-Sensitive PLGA Nanoparticles Containing a Novel Organoselenium Compound-An In Vitro Study.

In this study, we developed PLGA nanoparticles (NPs) as an effective carrier for 5'-Se-(phenyl)-3-(amino)-thymidine (ACAT-Se), an organoselenium compound, nucleoside analogue that showed promising antitumor activity in vitro. The PLGA NPs were prepared by the nanoprecipitation method and modified with a pH-responsive lysine-based surfactant (77KL). The ACAT-Se-PLGA-77KL-NPs presented nanometric size (around 120 nm), polydispersity index values < 0.

Poly (ɛ-Caprolactone) Nanoparticles with pH-Responsive Behavior Improved the In Vitro Antitumor Activity of Methotrexate.

A promising approach to achieve a more efficient antitumor therapy is the conjugation of the active molecule to a nanostructured delivery system. Therefore, the main objective of this research was to prepare nanoparticles (NPs), with the polymer poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL), as a carrier for the antitumor drug methotrexate (MTX). A pH-responsive behavior was obtained through conjugation of the amino acid-based amphiphile, 77KL, to the NP matrix.